Careful What You Preach

Mat 7:16	You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?
Mat 7:17	So, every sound tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears evil fruit.
Mat 7:18	A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
Mat 7:19	Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Mat 7:20	Thus you will know them by their fruits.

Does the Gospel I preach and teach have a natural tendency to cause people who hear it to become full-time students of Jesus?
Would those who believe it become his apprentices as a natural "next step"?
What can we reasonably expect would result from people actually believing the substance of my message?
Dallas Willard - The Divine Conspiracy (pg 58)

Sow a bad seed, reap a bad fruit. It's not rocket science people!